便于

便于 biànyú

Easy to; convenient for^†

便于 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體便於 bianyu

What 便于 means

Easy to; convenient for^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 便于, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

便于 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

便

biàn / pián

Convenient (simple - excrete); Cheap (fat)

于

yú

In (at - to - from - by - than - out of)

Words that share a character with 便于

How to write 便于

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便于 in a sentence

请把文件分类，便于以后查找。

Qǐng bǎ wénjiàn fēnlèi, biànyú yǐhòu cházhǎo.

Please sort the documents so that they are easy to find later.

这种设计便于老人使用。

Zhè zhǒng shèjì biànyú lǎorén shǐyòng.

This design makes it easy for elderly people to use.

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Questions about 便于

What does 便于 mean in English?

便于 is pronounced biànyú and means Easy to; convenient for †.

How do you pronounce 便于?

便于 is biànyú in pinyin — written bianyu without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 便于?

便于 is written with 2 characters: 便 (biàn / pián) Convenient (simple - excrete); Cheap (fat), 于 (yú) In (at - to - from - by - than - out of). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 便于 written in traditional Chinese?

便於. The simplified form 便于 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 便於 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced biànyú.

Is 便于 an HSK word?

Yes — 便于 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

变迁 biànqiān 变质 biànzhì 便利 biànlì 便条 biàntiáo 遍布 biànbù 辨认 biànrèn 辩护 biànhù 辩解 biànjiě

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